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Dad Asks The Internet What Interesting Facts They Know So He Could Tell Them To His 2 Kids, Receives 40 Answers
The tales, stories and interesting stuff our parents would tell us before falling asleep when we were little still have a special place in our hearts. But fast forward to today, and the same duty applies to you; and coming up with the next big “Did you know that?” to put a smile on your kid’s face, bedtime after bedtime, hasn't been easy.
One dad has seriously run out of his “interesting fact” supplies to tell his 6 and 8-year-old. McKay Coppins, a writer and author with 157.9K followers on Twitter, has recently turned to strangers online for some help. “Having now exhausted my own supply of memorized trivia as well as several random lists on the internet, I’m taking suggestions below,” McKay tweeted in a viral thread below.
Let’s see some of the best suggestions and you may as well get your notebook ready!
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There’s nothing quite like bedtime, the time that bonds parents and their little children through small, beautiful rituals like telling stories. Scientists agree that bedtime routines are largely composed of relational work that helps children grow their ability to communicate with others.
Bedtime activities can vary from reflecting on the day and things your child has learned, discussing dreams and wishes, or simply sharing a couple of interesting facts about the world that will spark a kid's imagination. On the other hand, it’s better not to touch upon sensitive and hard subjects, like goals for the future and negative things that may be hard on thoughts and prevent them from falling asleep.
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Taibhse Sealgair 4 years ago
The problem with comments about the net worth of someone like Bezos is they imply he has that just sitting around in cash. He doesn't. He net worth include (mostly) all of the fixed assets of the company he owns. So, yeah, if he were to shut down Amazon, sell off all the property, inventory, aircraft, etc., then he'd have money to give away.
When you think about it, the earlier bedtime rituals your family observes, the better your child’s ability to sleep will be. So what do you do when your child refuses to go to sleep? If your child is still awake past his bedtime, start by checking in with him. This will not only help you decide when it’s time to approach him about bedtime, it will give you a chance to practice the bedtime conversation.
Reflect on your child’s sleep issues to get to the root of the issue. Consider how his behavior might be related to his environment. Or maybe it’s just a phase. Then, brushing your teeth and putting on pajamas is another important step in getting ready for bedtime.
Giving your child a last drink of water and fixing their blankets is another step in establishing yourself as a caregiver. Most importantly, give them a good hug and never underestimate the power of telling them how much you love them. These are the things all of us would be happy to fall asleep with.
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Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
I do the same thing when my wife makes me carry all the luggage to the truck and I think I can carry it in one shot.
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Steve Barnett 4 years ago (edited)
Without googling, but I believe that crows have the mental capacity of a three-year old child. Okay, that doesn't sound complimentary, but it's the complete opposite; they have the capacity for problem solving, etc. I was fortunate once to witness a Crow's court.
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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
I have a brother sister pair just like that. No one believes they are brother sister either.
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TheBoredPanda 4 years ago
They can also smash the crap out of your fingers and break aquarium glass.
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Yettichild 4 years ago
The holes for their ears are offset as well, this is so they can detect the tiny difference in time sound takes to strike each ear, allowing them to triangulate the source of the sound and capture prey even in pitch black conditions.
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Yep, recently i found this hilarious guy videos on YT on languages and he made one about "how fruits got their names". - "English, this is first one:" - "we re gonna call that a blackberry!" - "but this not a berry and not really black?" - "blackberry!". Second one, still not a berry "strawberry, because i like straws" - "English this is a berry OK, you want to call it a yellowberry?" "NOOO, blbbllbl BANANA, let's call this a banana". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoQx6px4nSg I'm french and he's really good at roasting french and spanish nonsense too, very funny.
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
They are illegal in New Zealand too. I got to hold some kind of python/boa (strangly not bitey) when I visited Australia age 12, I can still remember how smooth and awesome it was, not what I expected. The sniffer dogs have to be trained to hunt for live snakes (cargo etc) by using blue tongued lizards as there are no live snakes to use for practice
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KombatBunni 4 years ago
I used to meow to my cats and they’d meow back. Not sure what we were talking about but I’m guessing I got most of it right :)
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Mohammad Ammar 4 years ago
Now estimate the timespan between the T-rex and Cleopatra. That'll cover your kids pandemic math gap ;)
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Carol Emory 4 years ago
Green, Red, Orange and Yellow Bell Peppers all come from the same plant. They are just peppers in different stages of maturity. Tomatoes are actually to ovaries of the plant. And milk is just blood with the red blood cells filtered out.
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Verena Gitterle 4 years ago
And asked about it, he said: " I search for sounds who love each other!"
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François Carré 4 years ago
While the last Star Wars movie was already old-fashioned when the last execution in the US occured.
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thefaithfulspouse 4 years ago
Playing real solitaire has so many more losing hands because of this than computer solitaire with computer generated random order
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's a tradition in every country and something you learn on your first working day. "Whatever you do, never walk around empty handed."
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Jean-Michel Brevelle 4 years ago
Sorry, this is a fun idea but it is a myth. The way in which the English language was spoken in Shakespeare's time would not have yielded this phrase. The word most likely originated in the theatre in the 1800s, as described in this article - https://bit.ly/2Sv8swJ
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François Carré 4 years ago
You're lucky if you see a Giant peacock moth, for example. Not only they're very rare but as they don't feed at all, they only last one week, just the necessary time to mate.
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xXCloudy_PuffXx 4 years ago
The "I never said she stole my money" also works with the phrase "I didn't say we should kill him"
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François Carré 4 years ago
I think it's a very ancient trait, from the time evolution hadn't determined yet that two eyes are enough. Only reptiles and amphibians can have this, there is no trace left of this third eyes in mammals and birds which are more "modern". IIRC that eye cannot really "see" but is still sensitive to light.
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Katelyn Kordon 4 years ago
Also poultry (baby chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quail) and bees
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Cain Hargreaves 4 years ago
*Most* people can't lick their elbows. As someone with weird connective tissue, I can tell you that some people with similarly weird connective tissue can lick their elbows. But that's the exception to the rule!
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Carol Emory 4 years ago
Asian Hornets will destroy an American Honey Bee hive in minutes. But Japanese Honey Bees developed a defense in which multiple workers surround a hornet and start vibrating their bodies to generate heat. Asian Hornets can survive at only 115 degrees F. The ball that Japanese Honey Bees create not only generates heat above 115 (the bees can tolerate up to 122 degrees) but it intensifies the concentration of Caron Dioxide in the ball killing the Hornet.
Chich 4 years ago
The earliest fires on earth were about around 360 million years ago when oxygen levels rose to a point that would allow fires to happen. Plant life was around longer but oxygen levels were too low. Wildfires are a very important part of the ecosystem. many species have evolved to require it. For example some conifers (Lodgepole pine, black spruce) have semi-serotinous cones that require the heat of a fire to open. The fires sweep through and billions of seeds (of course not all survive) are released to the new seedbed and the process starts anew.
Yugan Talovich 4 years ago
That's really interesting about the earliest fires. I hadn't thought about that.
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Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago (edited)
Reno is farther west than Los Angeles. Atlanta is farther west than Detroit.
just me 4 years ago
Both of those sounded like bs to me. I had to check and dang it all if they aren't true.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Mary, Queen of Scots, had a croquet mallet made from the horn of a Narwhal. The horn of a Narwhal isn't actually a horn at all, it's a giant tooth.
Jaybird3939 4 years ago
The outer bark of a Redwood Tree is not flammable. If the fire gets inside, it will burn the interior, sometimes for years.
Carol Emory 4 years ago
Asian Hornets will destroy an American Honey Bee hive in minutes. But Japanese Honey Bees developed a defense in which multiple workers surround a hornet and start vibrating their bodies to generate heat. Asian Hornets can survive at only 115 degrees F. The ball that Japanese Honey Bees create not only generates heat above 115 (the bees can tolerate up to 122 degrees) but it intensifies the concentration of Caron Dioxide in the ball killing the Hornet.
Chich 4 years ago
The earliest fires on earth were about around 360 million years ago when oxygen levels rose to a point that would allow fires to happen. Plant life was around longer but oxygen levels were too low. Wildfires are a very important part of the ecosystem. many species have evolved to require it. For example some conifers (Lodgepole pine, black spruce) have semi-serotinous cones that require the heat of a fire to open. The fires sweep through and billions of seeds (of course not all survive) are released to the new seedbed and the process starts anew.
Yugan Talovich 4 years ago
That's really interesting about the earliest fires. I hadn't thought about that.
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago (edited)
Reno is farther west than Los Angeles. Atlanta is farther west than Detroit.
just me 4 years ago
Both of those sounded like bs to me. I had to check and dang it all if they aren't true.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Mary, Queen of Scots, had a croquet mallet made from the horn of a Narwhal. The horn of a Narwhal isn't actually a horn at all, it's a giant tooth.
Jaybird3939 4 years ago
The outer bark of a Redwood Tree is not flammable. If the fire gets inside, it will burn the interior, sometimes for years.
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